Sheet-music turner.



G.A P. BURMEISTBR.

SHEET MUSIC TURNER.

APPLIOATION- FILED MAY 21, 1909y 1,049,047, Patented 1m31, 1912.

GEORGE E.. EumvrErsrEE, or LonArN, omo.

'y SHEET-MUSIC :WEAVER To all whom, t 'may concern.'

Beit known lthat I, GEoRGE- FrBUR MEISTER, acitizen 'ofthe United States,`and

resident of Lorain, in the' county of Lorain, land State of Ohio, liave'invented certain new and useful Improvements in v'Sheetf Music Turners, of which I hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and-exact, l 'iescri tion,v such as will enable others sk-ille, theart to which it appertains `to make and use the same. v c The objectsof the invention are to provide a ysimple and efficient device enabling lconnected therewith.

the performer -upon the piano or other musical instrument to turn the music leaves withouttaking his attention from `his work and without losing a beat in hisperformance.

The invent-ion `consists inthe use of a' pedalv ,operated pneumatic or bulb, in ,confY nection with' an air propelled reciprocating or oscillating member, and automatically acting leaf turnin mechanism automatically The invention further .comprises Y bination and arrangement of parts and'construction of details ashereinafter described, -shown in the ac companyin Adrawings and specifically pointed out in t e c1aims2 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is la perspective .iewof the device, show-.1

ing the manner of its application to a piano. The bulb and rubber tubing are laid upon the top of the piano case, but in use the l -hulb lies on the floor where it is accessible to the foot of the player; Fig, 2 is avertical longitudinal section. of the compressedjair cylinder showing` the connection with the .air tube and the piston 'therein which controlsthe movements of theI leaf. turnin view of the stop plate andstops thereon.

In these viewsl is a metal air tube'whic'h lis. preferably attached to the piano case or oth'rz-,'i'nstrument, atthe rearso as not to deface the woodwork. Aslding sleeve 2 is lenzen@ rial-1y f. adi ustable ron the tube 1 l'syncnitaaon f Lette'rsratent. application niet xay21,1eo9. senaindzsee I' qustable t y desired 'angle 'by means of' the `dependingA fingers; Fig.` 3 lisa horizontal section of -t is cylinder; Fig. 4 is anendelevatiOn ofy the cylin-y Vder showing 'the'crankedinner extremity of v .one o f the turning fingers; Fig.` 5 isfa ver-1l 'ticalsection` of thev ad}u'stable rear 'support for the airv tube to which the pneumaticl cyl. inder is attached; Fig. (5v-is a perspective by meansof a set screw 3.1 The` sleeve 2 is ereinto place -thvtube 1 at` any lug15 andthe set screw 6 for. a, 'purpose i hereinafter vmore `fully described.

'7 is the pneumatic. cylinder in which, `moves the piston 8 which is driven 4oltef 'wardly when t-he bulb 9' is compressed, and l' returns automatically b l.the resiliency vof ivoted u on the forked latefi and is ad# P i p 55 "j Patented Dc.,3i,.;i9 12.

the bulb-'Qto the end. o lthe cylinderwhen the bulby expands.` To `give a quick 1action tlli'e bulb 'should be reasonably thick and e astio.

10 is the rubber tubing connecting the bulb- Y i Y The metal tubejis the onlysupport for the cylinder 7 and the leafturningfin 11, transversely pivoted in the cylinder 7 each nger 11 is shown a spring-clamppl,

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`which is loose and slidingly movable t on. These clamps are provided with two fl'ers ,11,

' Thecylinder is set at an angle to the `in'- i strument as shown -in Fig. 1, andthe fingers "are vertically pivoted in the cylinder'atl 12, 12 and extend laterally therefrom.- Upon members-or plates pivoted together' at 14 and 5 A 'one plate is shorter 'than the 'other'. and

Aturned inwardlyv at 15, so as-toV clamp the music vsheettightly between Vthe plates. A? i spring closes them tightly together.' By

means of manipulationV ofv the set screw 15' .the fingers andl cylinder can be manually 'brought to eXactly'therequi-red position relativcto lthemusior'ack as toengage the music lea-ves readlly.

The fingers are operated to syvinfr from the ri t to the leftside of the cylinder and tui-nt e leavesas they 'are swung by means f of vthe following instrumentalities:v Each finger 11 is provided-with' avertical portion 16- which is. transversely pivoted. in the cylinder. The vertical portion, is bent at 17 tofor-m a crank.,4 Tdthe piston 8 ,is attached an arm 18 at the'v forward extremity of which is pivoted a swinging arm, havi` a notched or vengaging lextremity 19 .wliic when the piston moves forward strikes icc against the severalcranksin turn, .and asp each l'crank is struck its respective arm iS swung `through 'approximately .an angle ofl 18,0o so asto turn onemusic leaf over,y ."Ihe' imi. travel da Uli against a seco-11. (3i-zink afpd'sivngs a secon.

Tia am; 18 rs gmed by .means of av sfew S? movmg a slot Tm. tue

Lnger im@ placa;

in line with the "cfmksl iq @gaga @mh ,1.5 Lum said @Y n mad fum? a arm da 1S swing sir un member 'Oil fhg saturn 'tum'ed 'into m xemnazic bulb and pipe capable S' lat-fin ci .piston and te 'be Te# seri @if fingers pivote@ in. -ne

d. arm on th@ mm1-1L 

